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Crime in DH6 5BB

How much crime is recorded in DH6 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
High Shincliffe & Bowburn
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,813 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH6 5BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 5BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DH6 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Burglary8.99.1
Public order8.24.6
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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